Dr. Valerian Kilemi Mwiria

All parliamentary appearances

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• 15 May 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, a lot of students that go overseas from Kenya get support from friendly governments. It is not scholarships from the Kenya Government. We do, however, have a Bachelor programme where a limited amount of money is available, a maximum of US$2,000. Locally, we have a form of scholarship whereby we reduce the costs tremendously so that universities become affordable. In a sense, a lot of our students are actually benefiting from Government scholarships in that the cost of being a public university student is relatively low compared to other countries in the world. view
• 15 May 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, I did not get the question because there are loud consultations! view
• 15 May 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Speaker, Sir, the policy applies to all students. Even students in the regular programme are expected to meet all the costs of university education. They are also sent out until they pay the fees. This policy is not discriminatory against the parallel degree students. The University of Nairobi is owed up to Kshs500 million by parallel degree students; Kshs157 million by the active students and another Kshs400 million by those who decided to desert. It is very difficult for the university to function if you have students who do not pay for part of their upkeep. So, it is ... view
• 2 May 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I beg to reply. (a) I am aware that Kalyambeu Primary School has not received the free primary education money amounting to Kshs81,955 in Account No.2 on one occasion only; that is in October, 2006. The problem arose because the school submitted wrong bank details to the Ministry. The other Kshs77,515, which the school claims not to have received, was credited to the school account in June, 2005, as per the attached payment schedule. The total, therefore, is Kshs159,470 and not Kshs163,540. (b) The mistake has been rectified and the above sum of Kshs81,955 will be ... view
• 2 May 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, it is true that we have dealt with several Questions of this nature. But I have just explained that we do not know there is a problem when schools give us wrong bank accounts. If the schools give the wrong information, it is very difficult not to have those kinds of problems. Therefore, they should do their bit and ensure that the account numbers they submit to the Ministry are correct. If that does not happen, it has to, unfortunately, take an hon. Member to realise that, that has happened. But, usually, we respond immediately. view
• 2 May 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we ensure that officers at the district headquarters follow up the use of those monies. Unfortunately, we do not have many officers to ensure that every school is visited as frequently as we would like. But where we find irregularities, we deal 1022 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES May 2, 2007 with them. Let me also say that there are many schools that have not utilised money for sanitation facilities and water tanks. But, again, it is also up to hon. Members and other people to assist us to notice those anomalies. But every effort is made to audit ... view
• 2 May 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, we are operating under very difficult circumstances. The issue of children going to school being compulsory, really, is true, despite the limited resources with which we have to operate. It is up to all of us to ensure that we support this Government's directive by co-sharing with it and communities, to ensure that we put up facilities, in addition to what the Government is putting in by way of support for infrastructural development. Next year, there will be some money for infrastructural development. Some of the problems that we have to deal with, with regard to ... view
• 2 May 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, first of all, it is an exaggeration to say that money does not reach most schools. There are only a few cases where money does not reach schools. These are the cases which we talk about from time to time in Parliament. It is not the headmasters of schools also who follow up this money. We have asked the District Education Officers (DEOs) and other officers within the district headquarters to ensure that they give us an update with regard to which schools have or have not received money for both free primary school education or ... view
• 2 May 2007 in National Assembly: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, in fact, we would like to do better than two months. That is why the hon. Member's case is going to be addressed by the end of this week. We would like to do better, but, again, we have to know where there are problems. It is better to resolve the problems quickly because schools do not have to stay without using the money that has already been voted for their use. view
• 2 May 2007 in National Assembly: Thank you, Mr. Temporary Deputy Speaker, Sir, for giving me this opportunity to support this Motion or, at least, give some direction. As a Government, we are not against it. The Government cannot be against such a good idea as this one. I would like to congratulate Mr. Aringo for coming up with this good idea. I would like to challenge him for not coming up with it many years ago. He could have implemented it because he May 2, 2007 PARLIAMENTARY DEBATES 1055 had more money when he was the Minister for Education. However, I must give him credit ... view